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The state chronicle., 1887-05-05

i}v special invitation from Chief Marshal
5. y. Hill and Mayor Dodd, the Bingham
Cadets will come, the 10th inst, and par
tcIpate in the Memorial exercises. Hon
y II Cowles will deliver the address.
The following gentlemen will act as as
sistant Marshals: Messrs. .muel Z.
White, T. p Devereaux, NJ. w. Page, 1.
p. Watson, T. NJ Powell, K. H. Bradley,
}. Wiley Jones. W. r. Dicks, Geo. w.
Partin Frank Haywood, B. r. William
son, F. b. Arendeil, s. Z. Bachelor.
That was striking and thoughtful ser
mon Rev VIM Weir, of Pennsylvanla,
preached at the First Presbyterian church
sunday night. He represented the Reform
The state chronicle., 1887-05-05

Beginning next Sunday, services will be
held in BledSoe's grove at o'clock every
sunday afternoon during the Summer
months.
The state chronicle., 1887-05-05

Parties interested in thoroughbred poul-
try are invited to read the advertisement
OF Emmett johnson, Of Merry Oaks, in
another column.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-09-01

society, and it happens now and then
that the Quaker poet leaves his retreat
at Oak Knoll, Danvers, Mass, where
he spends more of his time OF late
years than at Amesbury, to make one
of his rare trips to the village, meet
ing Miss Larcom at the house of a
common friend. - h { .E-.s
Eight years ago there were five
thousand unmarked soldiers graves in
Ohio. There are great many still,
but gradually they are being appro-
priately marked and decorated, and it
will not be long before Ohio will have
the satisfaction of claiming that she is
one of the few states in the union that
have given their soldiers every mark of
attention to which patriot is entitled.
An eminent New York magazine
writer in other remarks ON current
topics includes the following: "Ihave
no sympathy with a pie and candy
eating and tea and coffee drinking man
or woman who breaches temperance
or abstinence. Let them first take
the beam out of their own eye. A
small quantity of alcohol administered
at the right time may do good; pie and
lcandy and green tea never can.
| A solid silver hatchet found recently
lin Sonora will soon adorn the museum
of Princetown college. 1t weighs one
hundred ounces, or little over eight
| pounds, and as bullion is valued at 81 al
1 ounce. 1t is four inches in length, il
wedge-shaped, and was evidently ham
mered by some prehistoric people. i
was brought to San Francisco, anC
| was purchased for $3.50 by Henry G
Marquand, who will present it to hi
college.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-09-01

Ladies will find relief from their cos
tiveness, swimming in the head, collie,
sour stomach, headache, kidney trou-
bles, etc., by taking dose of Simmons
Liver Regulator after dinner or supper,
so as to move the bowels once day
Mothers will have better health and
the babies will grow more robust by
using the Regulator. If an infant
shows signs of collie, nothing like few
drops in water for relief. The genuine
has the red 2 on front of wrapper. I'm
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-09-01
Children Starving to Death

On account of their inability to digest
food, will find a most marvellous food
and remedy in Scott's Emulsion of pure
Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites.
Very palatable and easily digested. DR..
Is. S. Cohen, of Waco, Texas, says: ~
have used your Emulsion in Infantile
wasting with good results. 1t not only
restores wasted tissues, but gives
strength and increases the appetite:
am glad to use such a reliable article >
aug 13-lmo
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
STRANGE PHENOMENON
4 Meteor Of WOndrous Beauty Seen
In Halifax
The Brilliant Star Borsts Hieh in
she Heavens-wopderfa
Spectacle.

HALIFAX, September ia specia
disrat from Darlington says: "A
wonderful phenomenon occurred here
Thurday night about 8 o'clock. A
luminous body, looking rs large as az
elephant, with long tail attached,
suddenly appeared In the south weSt.
ern tky and shot out Of sight In
southerly direction. The night was
cloudless and witto 1t q moon, but the
stars went cut and strange soft blue
and white light lit up the whole frma-
ment as bright as day. The light was
only five or six seconds In duration,
when all became suddenly dark again.
To . person at the south end It sp-
peared like fearful explosion In the
vicioity Of the northeast arm, In which
direction the light was brightest, but
the rose supposed TO accompany most
explosions was absent. A reporter
wss crossing the north end common,
when he was startled by q sudd IN
burst Of fte, lighting mp the whole
neighborhood. The meteor descended
like @ shot out OF the misty air. II
looked like large electric light, and a
long tall OF sparks trsiled bshind.
The whole presented q beautiful spec.
tacle. To the reporter the fiery visitor
seemed to strike the ground short
distance away. Afterward q low,
whirling sound was heard In the di.
rtciion where II had disappeared. The
sound kept increasing in volume till
the roar was terrible. II seemed as il
the bed Of the OCEAN was huge pot aud
the water was boiling over. Some peo-
pie fsncied they felt q eight tiemor
II the earth, but most persons felt
sothipg OF the kind. The noise, which
was terrifying. LATED fully one min.
ute aud @ hall. What was doubtless
the same msteor was seen In Halifax,
but the time was 8 o'clock. Is fall
was accompanied by q most vivid
Illumination Of the whole city. There
was q sudden and almost dszz ing
a lsh. lasting for couple Of moments
and then oil was over. At Barring on
darkness prevented the prosecution Of
any search, 10 ths appearance was moi
followed by any unusua! phenomenon
The meteor was also seen at Locke
port, Shelbuins. Yarmouth, Amhersi
aud other towns in different parts q
tho Province. A Bridgewaier die
pstch says that when fret seen there
II appeared TO be q large falling star
bat before II reached the east 1t burs
into email stars o! exceeding brill
fancy, which illuminated the entire
heavens Ia q truly grand style. A
Kissing sort Ct noise was plainly hearC
there during the meteofs fall. A
Lockep9rI dispatch says the meteor wa
followed few minutes after It's dis
appearance by sound resembling
that Of DISSENT thunder.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
J.,, mira. for pvoh,bIsio..

To the Editor Of the ArrrALi
One oi the inmates OF the county
jail has secured the signatures Of over
eighty Of his fellow prisoners TO an APP
peal 10 the voters Of the State tesglpg
them 10 vote for prohibition. In this
appeal he MAKES the following points !;
F.nt-As at leas, three-iourths Of
the prisoners 7 o ' In Ill are there be-
cause Of whisky, they uigs the tloeing
OF saloons that when they are Tree
men sgain the temptations Of drink
may not be In their way.
sscond-That prohibition 10 not .
political, but q great moral question,
and that ministers are Just a ID, In their
opinion, In taking an active part In
this isiue.
Third-That prohibition will help 10
saws the bows.
Fourth-B icause, being deprived OF
their votes aud their freedom. they
appeal TO the Tree voters 10 put this
monster down.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

lcpe, and, with their rides, started In
pursuit. They soon lost sight OF one
OF the animals, but finally located the
other In Q gulcb. Gordon started up
one side and Whitehouse crept along
the bottom. 1t was now dusk. Sud-
denly Whitehouse csught sight OF an
object moving in the rage brush about
100 yards ahead Of him. After watch
ing II for some time he decided 1t was
q mountain lion, and flied. The OBJ
ject fell. Fearing that it was only
sounded, and having heard Of the fe-
rocious nature of the animal when In
that condition, he fred three times
more, and then, parting the bushes,
approached the spot where ths Oh jsc'
had fallen. He was struck dnnb with
horror on finding that one Of his hui
let's had entered the temple Of younl
Gordon, and that life was extinct,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
m. AnDREW J. HARRIS,

The grand jury, In the report which
We publish on another page, states that
H. L. Prlddy and Dodge O. Trader
were appointed by the grand jnry Of
the May term, 1885, o: the Criminal
Court. a. q subcommittee TO examine
said Office [,he County Trustes'sl;
that they performed this duty
and reported said efHce to be
conducted In thorough and compe.
tent manner. Mr.. A. J. Harris gas
then, and Ia still, county trustee, and
no doubt but the tfii,e Ia still con-
Quoted In the manner reported by the
last grand jury" II will be seen from
this that the grand jury discharged
yesterday relied upon the report Of
the grand jury Of May, 1855,
nearly sixteen months ago, during
which tims Mr.. Harris, had he been
90 minded, might have made away
with every cen. Of the countys and
Taxing Districts iunds. This Ia moi
only slipshod work on the part Of the
grand jury, bat II 10 reprehensible
and then. too, II Strengthens the con
victlon that II was made the duty oil
the grand jury, by the court,
to devote Itself exclusively
TO Taxing District siAlrs with the
purpose, made pain months az, by
the APPHAL to break down the In
teprity Of the Taxing District ofilclalr
President Hadden especially; and thil
conviction is further strengthened b.
the fact that NJ. Harris, an ofiicls
whose integrity 10 b,yond question
aud whoseligsneral management oil
his official affairs 10 thus passed ovel
without examination, has been pro
ssnted for indictment by this SAINT
grand Jury for the trsusierence Of the
funds Of the Taxing District Th'
| aurora, having eatitasd themselves oil
that fact, allowed his sixteen months
work 10 pass unexsminsd, satis6e,
that since !. wss corroc! 10 May Q
1885, Il must be correct now. This 4
not the kind Of report the people sx
poet or look for. and II IL we'll calcu
lated TO break the strength Of tn,
grand jury's work and invalidate II.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
TaE AMERICAN PARTY.
Tho Platform Adopted by Their
Cenvestion.

PHILADELPHIA PA, September IT,
The platform Of tie American party
wa, adopted this afternoon. TIE fnt
and second plants we're specially
significant Of the obi ct OF the party I:
"R solved, That we, the representa-
tiyes OF the American party In con
yention assemb ed, in discharge Of the
duty we owe our constituents and our
country, and in order TO perpetuate
the sentiment OF America for Amer.
icanr, unite In the following declars.
tons:
"First-That our present system Of
immigration and natural ,tion Of
foreigpsrsis detrimental to the welfare
OF the u ai,ed s'a,ee, aud We pledge
ourselves 10 It's retthction and regula-
ton; 10 that end We demand the
establishment OF Department OF
InmigrAtoI by Congress, the head
Of which shall be appoin ed by the
President Of the United States, aud
who shsll be a member OF his Cab
met.
"Second-we demand q revision Of
the naturalization laws making con.
tinued residences oil fourteen years an
iadispensabe requisite Tor cit 70 aship
aud sI iluding all communists, social
ISIS, uiniliss, anarchists, paupsrs and
criminals from natursliz ,tlon ~ Amer.
lean ci Ia ne. but no interference witn
ths vested Iights Of flreig lers."
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
VOICE OF rdR PEOPLE.
Complaint Against shs Postofzics.
To the Editor Of the AppsaIi

Ce piaint Assisss shs PostofIiee.
70 the Editor Of the Appeals
Hor srRIsos, AK, September IL.
ALLOW me to call, through the col.
umps OF your valuable paper, the at.
tention Of the postoffite people o.
Memphis TO irregularities and om's-
sions now existing 10 our postoffi,e
M ArPEAL, which you mail regularly,
reaches me here one or twice q week.
WHAT becomes o. thu o.her copies, |
do no. know. Some four. weeks ago l
mailed Gin Mimphis) q parcel 10
White Sulphur Springs, Tenn. |; has
never been received. And about the
same TINS a parcel was mailed at the
poslc iIlce on 'mphif) addressed 10 q
lady Ia II mingwsy, Mlsa., which hiss
not yet made Its appearance at the
above named plfca. l have since re-
fused 10 seed packages through the
mails, ~ / fear repetitions OF similar
nature, causing me both annoyance
and peouulaIy loes. The dist inoe
from NJ mphis 10 White sulphur
Springs, Tenn, and from Memphis TO
Hsming ssy, Ma, Is comparatively
short, aud yet tue packages eeem
completely lost. In calling attention
10 these facts, II IL possible tina. other
shippers who have suffered similarly
will mention their cases, and perhaps
the OIL ers q our post fhce vii invSs-
tlgaie Thoroughly. Rspectinlly.
LOUIS LANCE.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
Gov. L.ewry's Canvass.

JAcKsos. Miss, September H.
Gov Lowry has returned from q most
succesiul canvass In the northern
portion Of the State, where he was
Endorsed by strong and emphatic reeo-
buttons, He received almost daily
invltations 10 visit and address the
people. From Clay, Attala, Mont
gomery and other counties he 10 In.
vited 10 speak, aud will do 90 In the
near iature, unle,s prevented sy
Official dutiee.
A meeting Of persops interested In
fruit and vegetable growing was held
here today. and permanent organiEi.
ton formed TO work up greater
interest In this prod able class OF farm.
ing. DIR. II. X. Mckay, OF Madison,
wa chosen president; Il Bnksdale.
vice president; X. J. Mallett secre-
tary. The following were selected ~
an Executive Committee and 10.
quesled 10 formulate q constitution
and by lave; b. I. Lyon, y. A. Wolfe
and A. q, Gale,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
sxLvIsuHK ss Ass oRssp

Are the bssetting sins Of our tims.
We are In danger o. the cultivation Of
the meroenary TO the en- clusion Of the
patriotic feeling. This was the text
which Psssldc At Cleveland took for
his spsech 10 the merchants OF Phila-
dslphia On Friday. To mako money,
10 build gteM mercantile houses, are
In themselves commsndable, but
while We are abou. l, va NUT not
forget the .obllg atoms that rest upon as
10 maintain the several forms Of State,
national aud mu aioIpal governments
o, their best To do this the merchant
aud manufacturer mus freely and IN.
70 n,hly give mp his time TO consider
the relative merit, Of candidates for
On e, and on the day OF election vote
Tor tbs best Unless they do this they
must Expect 10 zee the rauks Of hood.
leis Increase q, the expense Of the
public trea,ury. II merchants
and business men, for the sake
Of gain, Tor the saks q a lev dollars
10 be addoi 10 millions already piled
mp. make common cause with the men
Who make I, their business TO ias'en
themselves upon municipal corpora
tons for the purpose Of robbery. We
cannot expect otherwise than that
misgoyernment and wrong shall con.
Time 10 usurp the place Of good gov
eminent and right II honorable bus
iness men ally themselves with hood.
lsrs, ~ In Nsw York, Tor the sake Of
making extra and questionable Tort
unes by franchises Alched from the
people, wha, else can We en- pee. but
that the boodler class will grow and
boodlers become moro bold In their
operations. 10 many are these aud
like operations la number that all
street railway, water and gas compa.
nIes are under susplcio, OF being In.
deb,ed 10 the boodler, and all be.
osuse Of the sordid and grasplng
spirit that pushes patriotism aside
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

JuDoE EtLErrlh@ been selected by
the COMMITTEES OF Arrangements 10 dc.
liver the address " Welcoming President
and Mrs. Cleveland TO Memphis. Ey.
cry one Of our citizens will indorss the
good iats and Judgment evidenced
by this selection. Judge Elicit is one
Of our most eminent oItiE ,ns. aud by
length Of service aud experience In
puble affairs leads all Others. Iutl.
mately identified not only with Mem.
phis, but the South, he is admirably
qualihsd TO speak the welcome that
every person Ia Memphis will feel on
the day Of the Presidents arrival.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

THn Forestry Congress, which wa.
In session in Springfield, Ill, last
week, adopted men srial 10 Congress.
with bill attached, providing for the
protection Of forests; the withdrawal
Of forest land from entry under Exist
Ing laws; tie classification Of forest
lands; the creation Of forest reserves;
the sale OF timber on government
lands; the creation oil q Commissioner
Of Forests In the DEPARTMENT Of the
Interior and four assistant commits
sioners; this organisation Of force Of
inspectors aud an appropriation Of
$4,000. The APrsAL asks that the
Senators aud Representatives from
Tennessee vote for this or q better
measure, II that 10 possible, to carry out
ths purposes expressed In this bill.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

The grand Jury that yesterday
closed Its official career by report
which We publish on another page
says: We regret to have 1t to state
that Ia many Instances the Commits.
sioners Of the Taxing District have
failed to obey the laws made and en-
acted br the governing Of the city,
and, In fact, utterly disIegsrded tie
same" There 10 no qualia ,a.ion In
this sentences. /. means all three Of
the Commissioner, aud yet only wi
Of them have been indicted. Why2
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

Tns leading "practicsl politicians"
and Statesmen Of the Republican
parry In attendance upon the State
Convention q, Saratoga, recently. esti-
mated the Lsbor vote for the George
ticket a, from 10000 to 10000, and
the Prohibition vote nj from 5000 10
$1,000. For the after a fair average
OF the varying estimates would give
them 1880, and the former 10000
votes. 1t Ia evident from this ths. tho
Republican aud Democratic parties
are liley TO run very close this
fall. A large proportion Of the Labor
vote outside Of New York city and
Brooklyn will be taken from. the Re.
publican party and nearly all Of the
Prohibition vote.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

and often overmaslers honest and we'll
intsntionsd men. This ID the danger
to our form Of government. In Mr..
Cleveland's estimation, and the most
pressing danger, and he urged the
merchants Of Philadelphia to cultivate
political thought and the spirit Of com.
promise and federation thai effected
the Constitution and established the
Republic on a solid foundation, In order
to counieract Its effects and spoil its
growth. Aud this they must do for
their own sakes, as well a. that Of the
general public.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.
Conferences Between bismarck and
Count Kalnesky.

Conferences Between bismarck and
Count KalBssky.
lcoPYRioHrKp, 1887, NJ rHE SEv YORK Asso-
oIArHD PREss.l
BERLIN, September l7.-Count Ksl.
nosky will leave Freidrichsrhue to.
morrow, stepping few hours In
Berlin. He VIII proceed to Dresden
on Monday and on Tuesday will re.
turn to Vienna. Although his confer.
ence with Prince Bismarck 10 q recur-
renee Of the annual meeting agreed
upon some years ego, the signifcance
Of his present visit Is height
ened by his recent diplo-
matte oscillations. While Prince
Bismarck was at Kiesingen
the Austrian Government had reason
to fear that his desire TO renew cor.
dial relations with Russia would carry
him too far and imperil the central
European alliance. Whatever Bis.
marck's motive was, II 10 certain he
played with Count Schouveleofi, the
Rueeian ambassador, and humorsd the
Car into the belief that Germany
would back Russia's policy toward
Bulgaria, even to this limit Of offending
Austria. Since the developments Of
the Bismsikisn policy have unde-
ceived the Gar; the relations, betwt q
Germany and Russia have been colder
than ever. Bismarck's refusal TO medl,
ae or intervene in any way In the
Bulgarian que ton was the climax o.
Russia's disappointment, while II
| convinced Austria that she coult
rely on the permanent strength OF the
alliance with Germany. Q IN. Ksl
noky's presence a. Fdedrichsrhue, In
connection with the Cars avoidance
OF q meeting with the Emperor, sets {
seal upon the alliance, while, ct IN,
same time, II promises q more vigor
Gus common policy on the part o
Austria and Germany. The interview
between Bismarck and Kslnoky mean
o new phase Of the Bulgarian question
II meai 9 q check on Russian interven
ton, the neutrality OF Europe towAr(
Prince Ferdinand, leaving lin I,
his own resources, TO sink o
swim, and freedom OF actor
for the Bu'gsrisns fhort o
anarchy or troubling the peace o
neighbori0g Safes. The Fremdenblatt
In q suggestive semit fii sial article
hints at an exchange OF views q
greater matters than the Bulgarian
question. II rays the alliance mus
display Ito force by txsrting decisiv
influence at critical moments 10 main
tain the pesc, Of Europe, and thu
form bulwsrk against the flaming ul
Of passions which might prove tn
ruin OF nations. The North Germa
Gazette reproduses the article with
out comment.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

pointments TO the university Of pupils
who are ready and prepared to enter
its classes. 1t II DR.. Dabney's pur-
pose. BY thorough reorganization. to
make tbs university worthy Of the
trust con6ded 10 II by the Safe and
nsional governments, and open an
easily available way for the technical
tr&aDg Of the young men Il the
Slate. And In this good work he may
be eure OF the hearty help and sup
pxt Of the people, as we'll as Of the
educators Of the State.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

Ma. FRASK NJ. snIrH, s.als super
lntsndenl Of PaOlic y lucatlon, has
itsu,d a circular 10 county and city
puperlntendsnls notifying them that
D.. O. W. DAbney, the new president,
10 organising the University Of Ten
nsssee on an industrial and technical,
as we'll a. classical, basis, with view 10
carrying out the original intention Il
Congress In endowing l, ss an ssricul-
tural and mechanical college Tor the
training especially Of the industrial
CLASSES. And Mr.. Smith informs them
that they are 81 liberty 70 make ap'
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
nurdered M. wife ana child.

WnMHoros, DEL, September H.
Henry R!edel, q German, until recent.
ly emplc yed as q weaver in the Ar
llbeton mills, murdered his wife and
nine year old son early this morning,
and then made an unsuccessful at
tempt 30 take his own lie. Riedel
awoke at 80 o'clock, alter sound
sleep, and Gays he was seis,d with
desire 10 die, and as he did not want 10
leave his wife and child unprotec.e ed,
he took up pistol and ciept stealthi-
ly into an adjoining room where they
were In he'd. Both were sound
asleep, and he shot them through the
head, death resulting instantly. &c
then aimed bulle, a. HE own head,
bat the bullet glanced of the skull
and made q d 90, but not dangerous
wound. Reidel 10 In custody.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

THr consumption Of cotton al the
South 10 steadily growing. The New
York Financial Chronicle, In lie com.
psrative statement Of the cotton move
ment Of the past year, shows that
whereas In ls79-s0 there we're one
hundred aud siK,y.iour mills, now
there arc two huodred and thiriy.two.
Then there were about hall q million
spindles aud twelve thousand looms;
nov there are more than . million
spindlcs and twsnty.iour thousand
looms. Ia is79-s0 the consumption
Of cotton was 100000 pounds; In
lss8-s7 II was more than a hundred
aud elghty.lhree millions
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

The millionaire, who, In Pennsylva-
mia and the Nor Invest, have imported
low priced Poles and HunRshsns to
compete With American workmen are
rejoicing over the doom Of the aDarch.
ists as II they had no responsibility
for ssarchism and communion by the
introd ucti,n Of cheap laboiers already
identified with socialism in Europe.